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| Drinking window: Drink between 2018 and 2023 (based on 4 user opinions) |
| Community Tasting History |
| Community Tasting Notes (average 87.1 pts. and median of 87 pts. in 47 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by PatrickH on 8/15/2021 & rated 86 points: Good value Cab. It's not terribly complex and has a short finish but has decent body and acidity, with smooth tannins. (1502 views) | | | Tasted by TomVV on 4/22/2021: Very good (1552 views) | | | Tasted by dianabreen on 4/3/2020 & rated 89 points: Smooth with cherry and plum. Great deal fir the money (2086 views) | | | Tasted by nolanfam1020 on 1/20/2020 & rated 86 points: Light and spicy. (2490 views) | | | Tasted by Pettyus on 12/13/2019 & rated 88 points: Fully aerated, brought out fruit on finish (2741 views) | | | Tasted by gamlingman on 11/6/2019 & rated 89 points: Black fruit dominates this surprisingly good vintage as I always looked upon Simi as overrated and commercial. Great Plum, black cherry and spice to medium tannins finish makes this one a really good wine for this price point. I doubt I'll find much more 2015 anywhere as this was the best of their lot for some time. (1981 views) | | | Tasted by GMoney777 on 8/11/2019 & rated 85 points: Smooth but tangy very fruity - finishes with pepper notes - easy to drink and somewhat unremarkable (2141 views) | | | Tasted by mordasm on 7/24/2019 & rated 85 points: First glass I did not let it breathe so it was initial a touch harsh. Ten minutes later it was nice and smooth. We had it with a chicken/rice/onion/tomato dish. The meal did not alter the taste. (1641 views) | | | Tasted by Fatty Cat on 4/20/2019 & rated 89 points: BBQ late Apr 2019: dark crimson color; black currant and vanilla in the nose; fruity and gentle, with a touch of noble adstringency on the palate; medium body. (1512 views) | | | Tasted by Yellatjw on 3/9/2019: Nice, had at angus barn (1646 views) | | | Tasted by Slics on 1/8/2019 & rated 87 points: A good reminder to check CellarTracker BEFORE buying. Other members got it...medium bodied, juicy red fruit, vanilla oak and very little tannin. Clean and boring. (1900 views) | | | Tasted by BeingJCole on 12/16/2018 & rated 88 points: Good cab. Tasty. Given to me as a gift. I will seek out again. (1992 views) | | | Tasted by wino121 on 12/12/2018 & rated 87 points: Eh, not a bad Monday nite r,
Paired it with Osso Boco, which will make almost any wine drinkable! (1799 views) | | | Tasted by kittykatty on 7/23/2018: Yummy (2583 views) | | | Tasted by Philckw on 7/10/2018 & rated 87 points: Nose - fresh red fruits. Palate - quite smooth with little tannins. Some oak. Finish - medium. (2303 views) | | | Tasted by fm1488 on 5/23/2018 & rated 85 points: I am at Rosen Shingle Creek Resort in Orlando so the retail bottle price is what I am paying for a glass! Anyway, it's decent CA cab. What you'd expect and good bottle when the wine isn't necessarily the focus of what you are doing or for who you are serving. Nothing bad about that. THis isn't the one of those wines where people will stop what they are doing and go "Whoa!". An I mean that both on the negative or positive extreme. But what would you expect for the price....
Fruit opens up the palate. Mostly blackberry. Vanilla laced with an earthen floor. Finishes a bit nutty/woody. Nothing extreme. Medium across the board on tannins, acidity and alcohol. I bet 13.5 - 14. Finish lingers on the earth and wood notes a bit too much for me. Overall though, fair value for everyday CA Cab
7/8/7/7/6 - 35/85 (2429 views) | | | Tasted by appleforest on 4/29/2018 & rated 89 points: In style, no negatives. Great value. (2180 views) | | | Tasted by rustyRudy on 4/19/2018 & rated 87 points: Glass pour at a Restaurant. Okay, a little too much residual sugar for my tastes. Decent concentration and acidity. (2383 views) | | | Tasted by mike1234 on 3/24/2018 & rated 84 points: Opaque purple color, somewhat forward nose with dark fruit on it, medium Body, Balance acidity and tannin, some fruit on the palate on the Finish (1407 views) | | | Tasted by Glenn Gilbert on 3/14/2018 & rated 87 points: 13.5% alcohol, light foil, composite cork, medium legs, dark red/brown, week nose, some fruit detectible; vinturied and tasted right away at ca 20 degrees C, medium bodied, pretty well balanced among sour/tannins/fruit/alcohol with sour predominating, notes of minerals, graphite, and stone fruits; nice & smooth, will pair with almost anything but especially with hard or soft cheeses, or drink solo (1321 views) | | | Tasted by Tea Mage on 3/9/2018 & rated 88 points: Basic. Good. Not as smooth as I've had. Great Cabernet flavor but enough bite and fruit forward to turn me off a tiny tiny bit but still remain complex and pleasing. (1031 views) | | | Tasted by wmccone54 on 1/26/2018 & rated 88 points: Pretty good Alexander Valley Cab. Fruit forward, black fruits, easy to drinking. Pretty standard for this price range. (1099 views) | | | Tasted by cufflink13 on 12/27/2017 & rated 92 points: Very good fruit, solid tannins, smooth finish (1200 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| By Michael Godel
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Cabernet SauvignonCabernet Sauvignon is probably the most famous red wine grape variety on Earth. It is rivaled in this regard only by its Bordeaux stablemate Merlot, and its opposite number in Burgundy, Pinot Noir. From its origins in Bordeaux, Cabernet has successfully spread to almost every winegrowing country in the world. It is now the key grape variety in many first-rate New World wine regions, most notably Napa Valley, Coonawarra and Maipo Valley. Wherever they come from, Cabernet Sauvignon wines always seem to demonstrate a handful of common character traits: deep color, good tannin structure, moderate acidity and aromas of blackcurrant, tomato leaf, dark spices and cedarwood.
Used as frequently in blends as in varietal wines, Cabernet Sauvignon has a large number of common blending partners. Apart from the obvious Merlot and Cabernet Franc, the most prevalent of these are Malbec, Petit Verdot and Carmenere (the ingredients of a classic Bordeaux Blend), Shiraz (in Australia's favorite blend) and in Spain and South America, a Cabernet – Tempranillo blend is now commonplace. Even the bold Tannat-based wines of Madiran are now generally softened with Cabernet SauvignonUSAAmerican wine has been produced since the 1500s, with the first widespread production beginning in New Mexico in 1628. Today, wine production is undertaken in all fifty states, with California producing 84% of all U.S. wine. The continent of North America is home to several native species of grape, including Vitis labrusca, Vitis riparia, Vitis rotundifolia, and Vitis vulpina, but the wine-making industry is based almost entirely on the cultivation of the European Vitis vinifera, which was introduced by European settlers. With more than 1,100,000 acres (4,500 km2) under vine, the United States is the fourth-largest wine producing country in the world, after Italy, Spain, and France.California2021 vintage: "Unlike almost all other areas of the state, the Russian River Valley had higher than normal crops in 2021, which has made for a wine of greater generosity and fruit forwardness than some of its stablemates." - Morgan Twain-Peterson Sonoma CountyMendocino CountyAlexander Valley Alexander Valley Winegrowers Association | Wikipedia
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